Joe Don Shaw, 20, was riding his motorcycle just before noon on Thursday when he collided with the back of a John Deere tractor. The farm tractor had reportedly been in the process of turning off of the roadway by Cotton Belt Parkway when the motorcycle and tractor crash occurred. Spring Valley Road between Moody and Hewitt formed the site of the tragic McLennan County collision.

Mr. Shaw died at the scene of the motorcycle and tractor crash. The tractor driver was not injured. News accounts of the incident did not specify what circumstances caused Joe Shaw to collide with the rear of the tractor on his motorcycle. (Source: kwtx.com, 6/6/13)

The Eagle Ford Shale Wrongful Death Attorneys at Denena Points, PC express their condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Shaw after this tragic McLennan County collision.

Fatal Collisions on the Rural Roads of McLennan County have Increased More than 1,000 % over the Past Few Years

Our Eagle Ford Shale wrongful death attorneys sadly note that the increased traffic brought by the booming oil and gas activity in the Eagle Ford Shale development has also brought rising roadway congestion and growing numbers of fatal collisions to the rural roads and highways of McLennan County. Of the more than 20 counties affected by the oil and gas activity, McLennan County unfortunately has been one of the hardest hit. Click the link to read more about the disturbing rise infatal collision numbers in the Eagle Ford Shale development.

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